+1 On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Stephanie Perrin < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > At the risk of sounding like a one-trick pony, it seems a propitious time > to comment to the Board that ICANN should take a more proactive stance on > privacy protection, given the current controversy, and enact binding > corporate rules for its global operations. Just a statement. > I think, in the context of what Bill is proposing, that we should use the > time to point out that we believe in multi-stakeholderism and we go around > the globe promoting it to our more cynical colleagues in civil society, but > they have to give us a break. Time to grow up and make it more real. > cheers Stephanie > PS and we need funding to go to Netmundial. :-) > > On 2014-03-11, at 6:59 AM, William Drake wrote: > > Hi fik > > Understood, but I believe we should discuss with the board the actual > substantive focus and implementation of their advisory groups as a stand > alone item. Folding this into broader generic discussion of 'Top-down vs > Bottom-up' will result in us leaving with little real insight or engagement > on the issues and how they'll be addressed. > > Bill > > > > > On Mar 11, 2014, at 11:40 AM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > Thanks for the comment, the issue of Globalization Advisory Group is among > the proposal #3 (I made the mistake to use the acronym GAG...). indeed it > is new matter to discuss about with the board and understand what they are > planning with such setup. > > Rafik > > 2014-03-11 17:57 GMT+09:00 William Drake <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Hi >> >> On Mar 10, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Rafik Dammak <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> For the meeting with the board, we should send to them the topics to >> discuss , we have some proposals and would like to get membership feedback >> and suggestions: >> >> * Netmundial >> >> * Reconsideration process for TMCH+50 (Trademark Clearing House ) >> * Top-down vs Bottom-up approaches: GAG, strategic panels, expert groups >> vs PDP >> * IANA/ICANN globalisation >> * Missing Nomcom seat for NPOC >> >> >> I suggest we talk to them about the President's Globalization Advisory >> Groups. As this is new, important, not something we've talked about >> before, and they're the ones doing it, they might actually have something >> to say about it. >> http://www.icann.org/en/groups/other/globalization-19feb14-en.pdf. >> >> Bill >> > > > *********************************************** > William J. Drake > International Fellow & Lecturer > Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ > University of Zurich, Switzerland > Chair, Noncommercial Users Constituency, > ICANN, www.ncuc.org > [log in to unmask] (direct), [log in to unmask] (lists), > www.williamdrake.org > *********************************************** > > > -- http://www.deepdishwavesofchange.org